Chinese billionaire gives 6,400 workers a vacation in France

Employees of the Tiens Group take part in a parade in Promenade des Anglais, Nice, on Friday that was financed by CEO Li Jinyuan as part of a four-day celebration weekend for the 20th anniversary of his company. The Associated Press

NICE, France — The billionaire chief executive of the Chinese conglomerate Tiens has given 6,400 of his best salespeople a vacation that started in Paris and ended with a parade on France’s Cote d’Azur.

CEO Li Jinyuan said he was celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary by rewarding his staff and aimed for the world record in spelling out a phrase in human bodies.

Li Jinyuan is the CEO of Tiens Group. The company that started in 1995 has grown into an international congolomerate that spans e-commerce, hotels and tourism and biotech industries. The Associated Press

As their vacation wound down, the employees on Friday massed on the coastal promenade in Nice and, dressed in identical sky blue hats and T-shirts, spelled out the words “Tiens’ dream is Nice in the Cote d’Azur.”

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